The exhibits might be sometimes chaotic, and the aircraft aren't exactly in the same condition as Duxford, but the staff are enthusiastic and there's a huge amount of stuff hidden away in its rabbit-warren layout. Plus it's free, and much more extensive than its first appearance - looking like a few random aircraft in a pub car park - might suggest. First, there are a few photos of the dereliction around the old British Xylonite/Wardle-Storey's Brantham Works just outside Manningtree, which is finally in the process of rapid demolition after its closure in 2007.